South Africa name formidable team to face Wales despite missing influential fly-half
Fly-half Elton Jantjies has been handed a start as South Africa name a strong team to face Wales in Saturday's first Test.
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Jantjies starts at flyhalf for Boks, Moerat and Louw in line for Test debuts
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has named his team for the first Test of the season against Wales in Pretoria on Saturday.
Sam Burgess takes fresh swipe at Jamie Roberts years after series of bizarre text messages
Former England centre Sam Burgess has taken a strange swipe at Jamie Roberts in an appearance on a rugby league podcast, belittling him as "just like a normal NRL player" who "wasn't interested in contact".
Dec O’Donnell proud to give back to Ireland ahead of World Cup
Workington hooker Dec O’Donnell believes Ireland are a sleeping giant in rugby league, with the sport starting to flourish on the island.
Junior Bok captain Mngomezulu: We must be physical and mentally ready for Ireland
The Junior Springboks made an excellent start to the Six Nations Summer Series in Italy when they beat England 30-22 last Friday.
Boks v Wales, All Blacks v Ireland: Full fixture list as international rugby returns
International rugby returns this weekend, and while South Africans will be glued to their screens for Saturday's 17:05 kick-off at Loftus where the Springboks take on Wakes, there is a lot more to look forward to.
Ireland relishing the pressure v Maoris - Farrell
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says tomorrow's first tour game against the Maori All Blacks will be the biggest game some of his squad have every played, having named five uncapped players for the clash in Hamilton.
Attack guru Jones insists Wales have no mental block playing Boks in SA
Wales attack coach Stephen Jones insists they don't have a mental block ahead of a three-Test series against the Springboks in South Africa